Top 100 wines of Corton Grand Cru

Discover the top 100 best wines of Corton Grand Cru of Côte de Beaune as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Corton Grand Cru and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Corton Grand Cru

The wine region of Corton Grand Cru is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de La Romanée-Conti or the Domaine Méo-Camuzet produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Corton Grand Cru are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Corton Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, caramel or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of clove, tar or dark fruit.

In the mouth of Corton Grand Cru is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 111 estates and châteaux in the of Corton Grand Cru, producing 174 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Corton Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Corton Grand Cru

wines from the region of Corton Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of the real recipe for carbonara, sardines with escabeche or scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Corton Grand Cru

On the nose in the region of Corton Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red currant or acacia and sometimes also flavors of yellow plum, lemon curd or chard. In the mouth in the region of Corton Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Corton Grand Cru

An overview of Irancy appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of the magnificient vineyard of Irancy. Forgotten for too long, this appellation in back on the front of the scene. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/​​ #BourgogneWines​​ #VinsBourgogne​​ #Iranc ...

Major Bordeaux merchant Maison Joanne gets new shareholders

Several private investors have taken shareholdings in Maison Joanne, one of the biggest Bordeaux négociant firms and leading distributor of grands crus to wine merchants around the world. Company president Pierre Antoine Castéja announced the changes in a letter to business partners and friends on the eve of the Bordeaux 2021 en primeur tasting week. It marks a new chapter for the family business, which celebrates its 160th anniversary this year and has around 5 million bottles of fine wine stor ...

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...